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Smithville seeks community input on strategic plan
SMITHVILLE — The city of Smithville is updating its current strategic plan which will include the city’s mission, vision, priorities, and goals. The plan will help guide the city over the next three to five years in its decision making and actions to meet the needs of the community.
Community Living
DONNA ERICKSON'S BEST BITES: Bake apple tarte tatin
By Donna Erickson Here’s a simple name game to play with your kids as you prepare this treat: Think of food and recipes named after people. There’s Melba toast named after Nellie Melba, a famous Australian opera singer from the 19th century; oysters Rockefeller; fettuccine Alfredo; and of course Granny Smith apples! Her apple is…
Multimedia
Gallery | Green and White Scrimmage
Smithville football Green and White Scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 15.
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Entertainment
Shoal Creek Living History Museum celebrates Pioneer Day of 1866
CLAY COUNTY — The Shoal Creek Living History Museum, 7000 NE Barry Road, will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The volunteers will look at the year 1866. Artisans will be demonstrating their skills; buildings will be open for viewing with a few available to enter; skits relating to events…
Opinion
Time to set bitterness aside
We humans have the ability to file both negative and positive experiences in our memory banks. The negative sometimes produce bitterness, a condition someone tagged a “saboteur of the spirit.”